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Critics Review
4.00
Rajkummar steals the show with a stellar performance
Director Vikramaditya Motwane proves yet again his craft of realistic filmmaking. He made the Trapped character look so convincing that you will feel the pain of being stuck alone. 102 minutes of presentation will make you struggle alongside Shaurya in his quest for survival despite having no basic amenities in the flat. Telling a story of a person stuck in a flat struggling to come out isn't an easy job.(more)
Source: ROHIT BHATNAGAR, Deccan Chronicle
3.50
Rajkummar Rao�s terrific performance makes this claustrophobic thriller an engaging watch
Trapped is a social commentary on how our city loves paradoxes. While there are millions of people homeless and slumdwellers in our city, there are so many flats lying vacant in buildings whose owners are not even bothered to know that they might be given on rent illegally. Returning to the movie, we are in for an uncomfortable ride the moment the door closes on our hapless hero. Captured in his own house with no one to hear his screams and no food and water to strive on, his desperate measures for survival and escape are not something you can watch on a full stomach. I am not spoiling the scenes for you, but without going all the way, Motwane still finds ways to make you squirm in your seats. That he has a fine actor in Rajkummar Rao to shoulder the movie is the movie�s biggest strength. (more)
Source: Sreeju Sudhakaran , Bollywood Life
3.00
Watch It For Rajkummar Rao�s Brilliant Act & If You Love Survival Dramas
Vikramaditya Motwane�s Trapped is a genius effort. Conceptually, the film is highly appealing and especially if one thinks about it on a broader perspective, we are all trapped in this city with something or the other. The film on some levels also forms as a social commentary on our lifestyle. He chooses Shaurya�s entrapment in the heart of the city and shows us how difficult it is to seek help in a bustling city like Mumbai.(more)
Source: Surabhi Redkar, Koimoi
2.50
Rajkummar Rao film asks if you can starve to death in a Mumbai highrise?
The trouble with Trapped, in which Rao is practically a solo act, is that it is uneven. There are not enough genuinely scary heart-in-mouth moments. Shaurya�s despair stays mostly on the surface: we see his jeans getting loose, his ribs starting to show, the grime collecting on his body, but I wanted to see more of the soul. Rao is more than capable of stripping down to the essentials, and showing us the truth, which is why he is such a powerful actor. Here I couldn�t see enough of his insides.(more)
Source: Shubhra Gupta , Indian Express
3.50
Rajkummar Rao Is Superb In Compelling Survival Drama
Trapped, exploits this detachedness the city gets off on, simply by taking the island metaphor further. This claustrophobic little film is the story of a man realistically locked inside a high-rise apartment, and - in form and structure - this is a survivalist film, a genre primarily made up of singular protagonists marooned on deserted islands. Think of it as Castaway - minus the beach. (Though, thanks to the city it's set in, there may arguably be more humidity). This is a genre that takes an actor and places them front and centre, forcing the audience to be caged in close to them, and thus by definition demands a powerhouse performer. Motwane does well here to give this challenge to the infallible Rajkummar Rao, who breathes realism into the dimly-lit proceedings.(more)
Source: Raja Sen, NDTV Movies
3.50
Rajkummar Rao and his terrific act deserve a watch
Director Vikramaditya Motwane gives Bollywood a fantastic albeit loopholed survival thriller in Trapped. It feels a bit weird to realise that as a director, Motwane is just two-films old... even though both of them (Udaan and Lootera) were artistic marvels in themselves.(more)
Source: Ananya Bhattacharya, India Today